Delhi: "Catch them young"this is the mantra being followed by Delhi Police as it deployed nearly 2,500 fresh recruits for surveillance in the national capital following back-to-back blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad.

Maintaining that the move was not taken due to staff shortage, senior officials of the Delhi Police said the decision came so that the recruits could be given an "on-job training".

"These boys have been straight away picked up from the training and reserve battalions of the force. They have finished six months of their training with another three months remaining," Delhi Police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said.

"It's nice to see so many young and smart policemen across the city. The sense of security comes with joy," said Samhita Singh, a  shopper at CP.